ARC’s Open Digital Ecosystem webinar on June 25 will bring together ExxonMobil, Shell, BP, and ARC experts to discuss how AI-augmented HAZOP can reduce manual effort, improve hazard detection, and support open, interoperable safety workflows.

Rockwell Automation introduced three SecureOT offerings focused on OT cybersecurity assessment, managed risk prioritization, and secure remote access for industrial environments.

Microsoft’s BUILD 2026 announcements highlight a broader shift from chat-based assistants toward governed enterprise agents, combining semantic data layers, cloud infrastructure, Windows-based execution boundaries, and edge AI hardware.

Octave Live OnTour in Austin highlights the company’s move toward lifecycle intelligence across design, build, operate, and protect workflows.

Cisco Industrial IoT has introduced new industrial edge offerings, including 5G RedCap cellular routers, Meraki-managed switching, and enhanced Cyber Vision capabilities for visibility, segmentation, and secure remote access.

Red Hat Device Edge is now available on NVIDIA Jetson Orin, giving industrial edge AI deployments a standardized enterprise Linux foundation for robotics, drones, and low-power AI inferencing use cases.

Dragos’s acquisition of Phosphorus strengthens its xOT security strategy by adding connected-device discovery, hardening, and remediation capabilities to its OT cybersecurity portfolio.

ARC Advisory Group has initiated a new MarketMap research study on HMI software, benchmarking supplier capabilities, deployment readiness, and strategic direction as HMI platforms evolve to support more connected industrial operations.

ARC Advisory Group has initiated a new MarketMap research study on drones for process industries, benchmarking supplier capabilities, deployment maturity, and strategic positioning for industrial inspection and monitoring applications.

IBM and Red Hat have announced Project Lightwell, a $5 billion initiative combining AI capabilities and engineering resources to help enterprises secure open source software across development and production environments.